Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Trifolium monoense Greene trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Erythea 2: 181 (1894) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | caespitose, stems subterraean, leaves thinly petiolate, leaflets 4-6, pale green, sparsely adpressed lanate, oblong, cuneate, mucronate, heads subspherical, 2cm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Lupinaster monoensis (Greene) Latsch. Trifolium andersonii var. monoense (Greene) Isely Trifolium andersonii f. monoense (Greene) McDermott Trifolium andersonii ssp. monoense (Greene) J.M.Gillett |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |